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Snow covered tussocks, Interior, Alaska
Tundra tussocks lie blanketed under fresh autumn snow, just
north of the Yukon river in Alaska’s interior. While driving
along the highway, this roadside scene captured my immediate
attention, since the conditions necessary to create this look
are hard to come by. One of the first snows of vital, followed
by a relatively calm period which prevents blowing snow from
filling in the lower portions surrounding the tussock tops.
The pure and uniform whiteness, along with the smooth texture
create a sea of compositional opportunities. A slight amount
of backlighting aids in separating the shapes. I took many photographs,
with a wide variety of lenses, and they all rendered a very
different look.
A longer, telephoto lens in this case helped compress the image
and isolate selected shapes. The open area of tussocks constituted
an area of approximately thirty by forty yards. This photo is
the result of being in the right place at the right time, having
never previously found such optimal conditions.
Subject:
Snow covered tussocks
Location:
Interior, Alaska
Camera - film - gear:
- Canon EOS 1D Mark 2
- 300mm f2.8L
- digital
- Gitzo Tripod
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| Patrick J. Endres | P.O. Box 81312 | Fairbanks, Alaska 99708
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